DepEd Is Building a National Plan to Bring AI Into Every Classroom

NEWS | The Department of Education is drafting a national master plan to prepare teachers and students for artificial intelligence in schools. Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the goal is to get every teacher comfortable using AI first, so they can then teach it to students nationwide.

The plan builds on work already underway. DepEd has been rolling out AI training through Project AGAP.AI, aiming to reach over a million teachers, learners, and parents with support from private partners offering free or discounted AI tools. Officials say more than a million students and teachers have already learned AI basics this year.

BMN sees this as a shift from AI being treated as a pilot project to becoming a permanent part of how Philippine schools operate. The role of the teacher is being redefined, moving from someone who simply delivers lessons to someone expected to guide students through AI assisted learning.

That shift comes with friction. Some teachers reportedly feel uneasy about the change, worried about losing control in the classroom. And a master plan on paper still depends on funding, training capacity, and infrastructure actually reaching schools nationwide, not just the announcement itself.

So the real test is this. Can DepEd train teachers fast enough to match the pace of the plan it just announced?

Editorial Note: This article was independently researched and written by Banana Media Network using publicly available information.

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